Published February 1991
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Journal article
Non-Maxwellian electron distributions in ionizing plasmas
Creators
- 1. INRS-ENERGIE, CP 1020, Varennes, Quebec J3X 1S2, Canada (Canada)
Description
Electron kinetics is considered in a plasma in which the distribution of ion charge stages is far from the coronal equilibrium. In rapidly ionizing plasmas, radiative cooling and ionization are found to cause the electron distribution to deviate significantly from a Maxwellian. The relevance of such distribution functions to divertor plasmas near the neutralizer plate is discussed
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Physics of Fluids B
- Journal Volume
- 3
- Journal Issue
- 2
- Series
- Phys. Fluids B.
- Journal Page Range
- 485-491
- ISSN
- 0899-8221
- CODEN
- PFBPE
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United States
- Country of Input or Organization
- United States
- INIS RN
- 22039959
- Subject category
- S70: PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY;
- Descriptors DEI
- ATOM COLLISIONS; ATOMIC MODELS; BOLTZMANN STATISTICS; COLLISIONAL PLASMA; COULOMB FIELD; DISTRIBUTION; DISTRIBUTION FUNCTIONS; DIVERTORS; ELECTRON DRIFT; EQUILIBRIUM; FOKKER-PLANCK EQUATION; INELASTIC SCATTERING; IONIZATION; IONS; PLASMA SIMULATION; RADIATIVE COOLING; TOKAMAK DEVICES
- Descriptors DEC
- CHARGED PARTICLES; CLOSED PLASMA DEVICES; COLLISIONS; COOLING; DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; ELECTRIC FIELDS; EQUATIONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; PLASMA; SCATTERING; SIMULATION; THERMONUCLEAR DEVICES